City vs city
Bayou Vista vs Morgan City, LA
Morgan City currently scores 11 points higher overall than Bayou Vista, with the largest gap in tornado.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Bayou Vista: 38/100 · Morgan City: 49/100
Morgan City is 11 points higher.
Flood
Bayou Vista: 46/100 · Morgan City: 45/100
Bayou Vista is 1 points higher.
Bayou Vista: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 15 features intersect this tile.
Morgan City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Bayou Vista: 51/100 · Morgan City: 49/100
Bayou Vista is 2 points higher.
Bayou Vista: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Morgan City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Bayou Vista: 66/100 · Morgan City: 73/100
Morgan City is 7 points higher.
Bayou Vista: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Morgan City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Bayou Vista: 12/100 · Morgan City: 42/100
Morgan City is 30 points higher.
Bayou Vista: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morgan City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Bayou Vista: 9/100 · Morgan City: 19/100
Morgan City is 10 points higher.
Bayou Vista: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Morgan City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Bayou Vista: 99/100 · Morgan City: 98/100
Bayou Vista is 1 points higher.
Bayou Vista: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Morgan City: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Bayou Vista: 5/100 · Morgan City: 0/100
Bayou Vista is 5 points higher.
Bayou Vista: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Morgan City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Bayou Vista: 16/100 · Morgan City: 16/100
No gap.
Bayou Vista: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Morgan City: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.